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ME_DDN028 Dandenong Creek, immediately upstream of where OJ Creek joins Creek (?suburb?)

7 December 2012

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, immediately upstream of where OJ Creek joins Creek (?suburb?) ME_DDN028
Date and Time Friday 7th December 2012 15:10pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0 58 4.3 280 7.6 0.5 30.1 21 36
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 3.8
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 4 VeryPoor 1 VeryPoor 2 Poor 14

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 7 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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